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Bent County register., 1887-11-19

An engineer corps will commence
the location of the Missouri Pacific
road from Chivington to Trinidad on
the 10th of the present month. This
means more than at first sight ap-
pears. 1t iiieans greatness for Chiy-
ington- the railroad centre. -Chiy-
ington Chief
Bent County register., 1887-11-19
Good Kink:

Being tired of starding Sparks on,
His head every other day, Secretary
Eainar now asks to have him kicked
out. All good citizens should pray
sa,at Lamar's petition be granted
Denver Republican.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19

Many persons suffering from asth-
ma and hay fever back East have
been entirely cured by coming to
Eastern Colorado where the altitude
Is just great enough to insure abso-
iutels pure air ir.-Springfield Herald.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19

r. I. Wisby had the misfortune to
scriougly mutilate his leg by a horse
running away with him along
barbed-wire fence and i, ~ilf be
some tive before he will cease to
suffer from it.-Springfeld Herald.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19

There is one eonsoling thoaght IN
connection with the recent election
IN New York. Both houses of the
Legislature are republican.-Pueblo
Ehieftaia.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19

Parties who clamor for liberty or
death are generally willing TO accept
4 compromise when the gentlemsnly
sheriff announces that the hanging
will noT be formally opened.-Pu-
eblo Chieftain.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19

Farmers are beginning 10 find out
that after all the raising of live stock
Is the thing to do in connection with
the cultivation of the soil. There is
bnt little money made in the raising
of wheat. corn, rye, oats and barley
unless the same is fed INTO stock on
the farm where it is raised. The
farmer that will do this is bound to
prosper, he realizes double profit,
if any profit there il. on both hs
grain and fattened live stock
Dodge City Globe.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19
M. E. Church Directory.

Services will be held at the Hall rcgnlarIy
on Sunday as follows. Sunday School at Io
O'Clock A. IN. Preaching at II O'Clock a. m
and mt :30r. M. a cordial invitation II ex-
tented W ssf rev II ~ Ls~. Ps-sor.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19

Forraan-Preston Day
Overseer-.Jas. NcNeen.
Recorder-E. S. Bradbury.
Financier- Chas. l.. Seeley.
Rcceiver--J. s. sherman
Guide-John Rinner.
l. wv. S. Pri,z.
o. VA. j. Johnson
La 5unia Tribune.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19
4. q. q. IL.

Grand Recorder W. T. Boyd orr
xanized hodge cf .Sncien, Order Of
Emitted Worzsaan in the Masonic
hall last Saturday night, with TWEEN
ty-three charter members. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Past Master Workman-G, *.
kilgore.
Master Workman-Rev. JOIN r.
Bent County register., 1887-11-19

VT
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

Following the dilatory methods for which
this Congress has made itself notorious, all
the important appropriation bills were left
till the very last days Of the session for con
sideration. and up to Monday night it looked
very much as if all extra session would be
necessary in the Senate on Monday Mr..
Edmunds called attention to this state of
things. and said that if the House persisted
in its dilatory ways, he for one would insist
that the Senate should not he a party to
the rushing of important appropriation bills
through without proper consideration, and
that lac would insist ON the different bills
being carefully examined. even if such a
course made an extra session necessary.
The Senate. Mr. Edmunds said could not
90 Oh in this way Its action was made
perfunctory It's discretion was destroyed /.
it was forced to take the bills from the
House without knowing even what was III
them, much less with opportunity to study,
discuss, amend, approve or reject them.
Such course he would not longer consent
to This sharp reprimand from the Senator
had the effect to bring the House to its
senses, and legislation has since been SO
hurried along that the business of the SEES
sion will he concluded at noon today after a
fashion, and AN extra session will not he
called for
On Wednesday the House unexpectedly
rejected the Belmont retaliation bill and
took up and passed the Edmunds bill just
AS it came from the Senate This bill au-
thorizes the President To exclude Canadian
vessels and products from any port of tn,
| United States The Belmont or House bill
went a step further and authorized him t.
| exclude Canadian products i'll railroad cars
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

On it, way down on Thursday morning
the narrow gauge tram met With another
mishap. IA journal on the forward truck of
the passenger eur breaking Just above Win.
nall station Fortunately the ear was not
derailed and 1t was left in the bridge the
rest of the train coming down 10 Jamaica
where the extra car used on Saturday had
been left. and this was taken in place Of
the disabled car
Mr. Brooks, who ma been station agent
here for % wears, pronOunces this the worst
winter for railruading which he mas ever
experienced Other winters have brought
a. bad or worse single storms. but this one
has brought constant succession of storms
and no sooner has one obstacle or mishap
been overcome than another has developed
to take its place
Work on the iron bridge which is 10 take
the place of the wrecked one acros, the
highway and West river. is now well be
gun and will be pushed forward as rapidly
rs possible Four carload, uf IRON have
already arrived and the work of putting
the iron across the highway Is in progress.
a horse or trestle mas been thrown across u
support the structure while II Is being put
IN place. No attempt will he made 10 erect
the section across the river until the ice
gues out in the spring The bridge viii be
IA very strong one and suitable for standard
gauge cars and engines should standard
gauge track ever be built to the hummer
ston quarry.
Ever since the Hartford disaster there
has been much speculation and enquiry IA,
To what is meant by journal" in rail
reading In common railroad parlance Z
car journal is the axle. which Is larg,
round bar of wrought iron revolving witt
the wheels which are driven on at either
end 10y tremendous hydraulic pressure Tn,
bearings are IN the journal boxes outsid,
/ the car wheels
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04
THE FIRST AMERICAN PLAY

THE CONTRAST REPRINTED FOR rREsERvA-
TIoN IN ITS CENTENNIAL YEAH--A PARA
GRAPH or LOCAL INTEREST
The Dunlop society. "a printing as its
first volume, The Contrast, of Ro,all Tyler.
has Willingly or unwittingly, celebrated la
a fitting manner the centenary of the hrst
native American play ever performed IN
public IN America by company of proie~
Nunal actors. The Contrast was presented
at the John street theatre New York city.
on the 10Th of April, 11S, The Dunlop
society, named In honor of William Dunlop.
an early American playwright and theatri-
cal manager. and the foremost historian uf
the American stage, was organized 10y Ed
win Booth, Henry Edwards, Brander Mat
tiews, Laurence Hutton, and other stu
dents and collectors OF dramatic literature.
ina order "a preserve such half forgotten
or generally unknown and always rare
works as this 10 is now fairly started ON
a promising career. and has ready for dis
trihution 10 its members The Contrast. Vii
liam Dunlops The l'ather-the second
American comedy-and volume of AL
dresses written for the opening of Ameri
can theatres since l1l2 Jumpers Wfrkiu
It is now Just about year since the Dun
Top society set about its work and Mr.
James Mckee, leading member and one
Of the prominent lawyers before the higher
courts of New York city, wrote Judge ly
Ter asking for a copy of his fathers cele-
brated play and for material from which
sketch OF his life could be- made The
publication of this and other old plays which
marked the beginning of American dramat-
ic literature, it will Ice observed, is made
for private distribution and not for general
sale or circulation
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

tiou of the town system of schooi~, which
was successful
The development ul t'ii- element in our
Vermont affairs aud the success Of this, it,
first organized effort naturally creates
some apprehension in towns where it oc-
rurrcd aud their vich itN The first assem-
bly Of Knights 1T Labor in this state was
formed in Rutland about a year ago with
rs member, Today there are said to he
at lenst six assemble. IN Rutland county,
with 9iUO knights. The organization first
became iuctur in Rutland politics in the
last state election, when the Knights elect
ed James f. Hogan town representative and
CHOSE full board of justices OF the peace.
ln that election they policd 1000 votes,
giving Hogan majority OF 600 over the
Republican aud Democratic candidates.
The new town Of Proctor showed lively
appreciation of is leading spirit, the eN
governor, 10y clecting him moderator of its
tovn-meeting and first selectman, and 10y
carrying the citizens ticket, which he en-
dnrsed. triumphanty through. The Knights
are strong in Proctor, and much uneasiness
was felt lest they might attempt successful
lv 10 capture the town government
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

lima and started southwark Wednesday. It
is one of the old Rogers pattern and was
among the first engines bought for the Val
ley road. Its makeup is a curiosity The
New London Northern road have Just re-
ceived from the Baldwin locomotive works
at Philadel phia large and powerful switch
engine and two large consolidated freight
engines ARE being built for this road
The ladies of the Baptist society will give
sugar party at their vestry next Thursday
evening. Supper served at q O'Clock
The following are the letters remaining
unclaimed in the BrattlebOru office Mch (.
Women Mary A Austin, Mrs NJ Bracket Mrs
Frances q Btebe. Miss Minnie ELMER. Mrs Annie,
Fisher MIS- Carrie Hubbard. Mrs q W Harris.
Mrs Harriet NJ Horton, Mary Agnes Grady jennie
NJ Genning, Mrs Mary Harris. Augustine iawtOn.
Mrs NJ Muyinhnu. Lila Powers
Men G. K Brown 3, Eld Bis4ell n Bartlett.
NJ 4 Brown. - A Edgcll Bradley Huughtun r n
Moody q l. PARKER. Edgar j Tuthill, S Il Stanley
II Watts. II r White. Hiram y Wilson
Held Tor better direction ,luinps Kezer.
oak Bay, 81 Da,id' Homer j. Lord Windhanl
county. VI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04
The Indinnn Democrats Pat Them
selves on Record.

The supreme court of Indiana having fl
nally given a decision refusing to enioin
Lieut. Coy. Robertson from presiding over
the Senate, on the ground that the court
had no jurisdiction. Mr. Robertson appeared
in the Senate and demanded to be recog
nized as its presiding officer Green Smith,
the president pro tempore refused to give
up his seat and silenced with force IA kepub-
ican senator who protested. A row ensued
IN which blows were struck, but the Repub-
hcans counselled furbearunce and quiet was
restored In obedience t. Smiths order
the lieutenant governor was then led from
the senate by the doorkeeper and armed
men were stationed IL keep him out. 4
large body of indignant Republicans filled
the corridor, and they threatened to force
entrance and seat the lieutenant governor
but he called them to the further end of the
capitol, and advised them to desiSt, saying
that their opponents had made a record
that day which would "hur the infamous
Democratic party ont of pow er in the state
for the next quarter OF Il century This
remark was loudly applauded and amid
cheers for Robertson the crowd dispersed.
To understand fully the position III which
this course OF action places the Democrats
| it must he borne in mind that Mr. Robert
son was chosen Northumberland last
| fall ut al election held with their full
participation and consent, and which they
! began to talk of as illegal only when they
found that it had unexpectedly gone against
! them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04
A CLOSE SHAVE

Charles Clements, a brakeman, was
knocked of the late up freight train las,
Monday night by striking his head against
the side of the bridge Just this side Of South
Vernon He was standing on the end ur
steps OF the ear next the tender and look
ING back to see whether the red hight
show Ell properly from the rear car. In do
ing this he stopped low down 10 try to look
under the smoke and steam, and as he did
50 his head struck the side of the bridge
and lac fell off, the whole train passing hy
hun. He was not missed until the train
got nearly 10 Vernon. and on arrival there
II WAS found that the siding was too short
to take ON the tram and let the engine pass
and go back t. look for him The conduc
tor therefore pushed on 10 Brattleboro and
Just as lac was arranging to take the engine
and passenger ear and run back tn South
erHon word came 10y telegraph that Glenn
ents had walked back To the station 1t
proved that he had been stunned hy the
fall hut reused up in time to see the red
light ON the rear of the freight train disap
pearlng in the distance lie realized that
he ought to go in the opposite direction Ia
the train and So pushed ON as well as ms
severe hruise, would allow. hut too much
daled o. fully know where he was or what
he was doing until he got in sight of the
south Vernon switch light. His injuries
are not dangerous and lac viii be- ont in due
time. His home Is IN Massachusetts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

Under this heading the Washington Ma
tional Tribune, a paper devoted 10 the in
terests of the Grand Army and the old sol
diers quotes the following extract from
President Cleveland's last annual message
as showing the inconsistency of his action
in vetoing the dependent pension bill. NO
honest minded man, the Tribune atfrms,
can read the bill and say that it does not
exactly meet the requirements of the Pres
idents recommendation "
Every patriotic heart responds 10 Il tender con
slderatiun for thusr who having served then
country long ami we'll arr reduced to restitution
and dependence, not as an incident of their
vice, but with advancing age, or through sickness
or misfortune. We are all tempted by the con
temptation of such "A condition 10 supply relief
and arr often impatient OF the limitations Of pub
lie duty. Yielding tO no one Ia this desire 10 in
dulgr this feeling OF consideration cannot rid
myself of the Cuny ictlOu that il these eN-soldirr
are tu he relieved, they and their cause are en-
titled To the benefit of an enactment under which
relief may be claimed as right, and that such
relief should bc granted under sanction of law,
not la evasion of il; nor should such worthy oh.
ircts of carr all equally entitled, be- remitted to
the unequal operation of sympathy, or the tender
mercrs of social and political Influence with their
unjust determinations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

and would include the putting in OF a third
rail TO the granite quarry and the extension
of the road through 10 Whitehall This is
a pretty long headed and ingeniou. guess.
but we hope il is the right one and while
the crowd is guessing we may a. well CUES.
that 10y that time the lloosac Tunnel q vii.
mingtun railroad will be extended o. Brat
tleboru, these two extensions converting the
town into the best railroad centre and the
most desirable business point iu New Eng
land
Mr. Dowley calmly smiles mt all the guess
ers, and tells them that he thinks he has
made very good purchase but the only
item Of positive ID information which he
vouchsaies Is that lac has made the move So
that lac can take toll at both ends Of the
Hinsdale bridge His scheme is, he says.
to charge 10 cents for those who cross from
Brattleboro to the New Hampshire side. and
% cents for those who come from the other
side this way. This arrangement. lac thinks
ought to be perfectly satisfactory 10 the
Hinsdnle and Chesterfield people who don't
want the bridge freed We guess" hc is
right about il
Whatever disposition is made Of the mill
property, the business OF the Valley Mill
company will not be affected 10y the sale
hut viii bee continued as usual. and the com
pany expect b. have mill of their own in
the early summer at the iarthest
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

WHEREAS The public good requires public
highway from a point AT the line between Yer
mont and New Hampshire. near the western abut
meut of the Hinsdale toll bridge. To- a point
the eastern abutment Of the little bridge. 80 call
ed In Hinsdale. y H.; therefore,
fies0fred That the see,tmen OF this town are
hereby authorized 10 unite with the st.lectmeu Of
either or both the adjoining towns oi llinsdae and
Chesterfield. or other proper officers, 90 purcha-
ing the franchise. real estate aud Other property
of the fiiusdae Bridge company between the
points above mentioned for d public highway. at
such price a. they shall deem reasonable. and
raise money un the credit Of the town 90 pay for
the same such franchise and property when pur
chased to De owned aud held Jointly 10y this town
aud either ~ both of said adjoining towns. The
town Of BrattlebOro shall contribute such share OF
the purchase price Of said franchise and property
as it, selrctmen shall deem just, and the select
men shall also agree upon the proportion Of th''
expense oi keeping said bridges and the highway
between them in repair, ami of rebuilding either
Of said bridges II should Become necessary, and
the proportion 10 be paid by each ui said towns
for any damages that may b. suffered 10y any per
son in consequence. Of the insufiicency VI said
bridges or highway and that the ss'lrctmeh rr
port at q town meeting to b. called after the first
..f
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

Five Vermont towns were carried solidly
by the Knights of Labor at the annual
meetings uu Tuesday These were Rut
land West Rutland Brandon, Fairhaven
and DANNY. In most or all of these towns
Do was known that a so-called working
mems movement was on foot but it,
strength was either underestimate or the
people were not active enough 10 defeat it.
In Rutland a town ticket containing some
go names was nominated at IA caucus held
AT the town hall Monday night, 10 which only
Knights of Labor IN good standing were adj
mittrd Most 1t the men nominated were
little known. they owned no real estate,
they had uo experience IN public Affairs,
some ot them had been only short time
residents of the town but, in spite of all
tins. the leaders held their forces together
and carried the dan Practically the same
state ot things existed and the same meth
ud- were adopted with like results, in the
other four towns The Herald bluntly tells
Tine people that If they don't like IL they
have only themselves 10 blame, for there
we're hundreds ot voters who neglected the
most important duty of citizenship and staid
ut home. taking mo- interest or action what
ever boo affairs that concern every individual
alike But while deprecating the class
movement which gave the Knights of Labor
tine virtlr5 the Herald also gives the vie
tor- the credit of showing a proper sense
u. responsibility hy voting abundant money
iu- public purpose Among other things
thry -upported the movement for the adop
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04

The decrea Sc in the public debt for Feb
ruary was 81 ,43G is2
congressman Stewart and Grout both
voted % pass the dependent pension bill
over the Presidents veto
A notable event in Boston ON Tuesday
was the celebration OF the l5Oth annivers-
AIRY of the West church and OF the 10Th an
nlyersary OF the pastorate of the we'll
known Rev. DR. Cyrus Bartol
These Vermont postmasters were con
iirmed by the Senate ON Wednesday c.
II. Reynolds, Swanton ". B. Vail, West
Randolph NJ. b Thrasher, Newport; W.
l. Howard, Fairhaven A. ~ Dickey,
Bradford G, " Beckwith, Burlington.
The President appointed another colored
man, james N. 1rotter of Boston, TO be
register of deeds IN Washington He was
objected 10 ON the same ground that Mat
theWs was reiected--that lac was non.
resident and a violent partisan--and on
"Wednesday his nomination was reported on
adversely by the Senate committee ON Dis
trict Of Columbia II was favored 10y tw,
Democrats and one Repubhcan and oppose
hy two OF each party
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04
THE VALLEY MILL PROPERTY
SOLD

This mas been quite a breezy week in real
estate affairs, Mr. ". II. Minor, besides
selling his Whipple-street house To Mr. Har-
ris, having sold the Valley Mil site and en-
glne and other property on IL and belonging
with it to President Dowley OF the Vermont
National bank The price paid was a little
less than $1,000, and probably was Just an
even S65OO. The great question now is us
10 what the purchase means It being gene
rally understood that Mr. Dowlev did not
buy the property for himself, hut for other
parties, and as vet those interested are not
ready to divulge their plans The guesses
are about as numerous as the guessers. One
conjecture. and a very natural one is that
the purchase Is TO secure for the Valley road
the strip on the east end which the company
wants for a second track, while ON the rest
of the land a mill will be built 20 be rented
TO the Valley Mil company. Others are
sure that the ultimate object is to secure "a
site for am electric light plant, for which
the place is peculiarly adapted, as the brook
would furnish power eight months in the
year and a mill could be run by day and
the dynamos at night without extra cost
Still another lot of wiseacres have 1t figured
out that the real purchaser is the New Lon
don Northern railroad company. which takes
this way 10 keep the property out of the
hands OF the Valley or Connecticut River
company, meaning on the expiration of its
lease 20 the Central Vermont 20 run the
road on its own account This would also
mean the operation of the narrow gauge
road by the New London Northern company
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-04
JOHN W BURNAP

In the death of john W luruup. Brattlc.
huru loses one of hei best known and most
respected citizeus. It's we'll n- one of her
oldest business men Nr Buruap was q
native of Winchester IS % where hI-
father Calvin Bunup followed the bus.
ur~, of harness maker and Was ut one time
postmaster Hayiu- learned the trade of
bus father. Mr. Burnuu same t. Huttlehor.
about 1850 finding employment iu tine bar
ueos shop ut Albert Murthugtlu AuriI
list. 1850. hr formed l partnership with
MIR J F Heu.tis. "a fellow workman and
the two bought ont their employer. and
have continued the business SINCE ~ wear.
Il period exrerdius thnt of as, other firm
IA town M Buruap'- personal ouAhtle-
have always mad, hun "a lrudiu- nau iu
the community. anal h, has at yariou, times
held offices of public trust lie WIS one uf
the board ui -tlrctinru lu 1861 and has
served several Times a. lister vilH5. hai
lift, etc 4 Democrat ia politics. he wH~
often the candidate 90 hi, party for town
representative and other office. He WIZ
one Of the original curunrator- of the. Bra;
tieboru savings bank and subsequently,. a.
trustee and member of the board uf invest
ment. ha- rendered that institution impor.
tant service lie Joined the ODD volunteer
tire department at the time Enrin, cnnua
ny No 3 wa, organized bv Col Guodhue iu
S14 was himself foreman of TN, cumunn,
tor several years. for two wear, Wa, chiri
engineer. and continued hl- connection
with tn, DEPARTMENT until H. rr,rsyiuizs-